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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY DECEMBER

KOWLOON BUS COMPANY AGAIN FINED

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUS SCHEDULES

POSSIBLE INCREASE OF PENALTY WARNING

"You accepted a franchise to run a bus service in Kowloon, and you have to see that the service is maintained,”\', said Mr. Wynne-Jones, at the Kow- Ioon Magistracy this morning, when the manager of the Kow- loon Motor Bus Company was summoned for failing to keep to schedule on different routes: on December 5 and 13.

William S.T. Loule was named s defendant in the summonses, but a representative answered on his behalf.

It was stated by Traffic. inspec-1 tor Saunders that on Decemberi 5. the Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence was waiting outside the Youmati Police Station for a No. 12 bus for over half an hour between 0 and 9.30 a.m. During that period there should have been three buses.

At 6.45 a.m. on the same day, Warder Ashby, got off the Stor Forry and had to wait until after 6 a.m. before he could get a bus to take him to Laichikok, with the reault that he was late for duty. His Worship-What have you got to say?

NO ROOM IN GARAGE.

Defendant.~There was no room In our garage the night before; We had to keep our buses in Kow loon City. This was the cause of the delay.

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His Worship-You accepted franchise to run a bus service in Kowloon and you have to see that the service is maintained. I am not concerned with whether you have room in your garage or not. You have to maintain the service.].

One summons alleged that

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Mr. Robart Armstrong, inventor of the "eadrome floating islands" for the Atlantic, shown with a model.

HOME RAILWAYS BOOMING

CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC

INCREASES

BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA

POSSIBILITY OF INCREASE

MR. LOUIS BEALE ON OUTLOOK

London, Dec. 28. The possibilities for increased trade between China and Groat Britain and the need for greater contact between British manufac- turing interests and Chinese busi- ness men are discussed in the re- port on trade and economic condi- tions in China 1931-33 by the Bri- tish Commercial Counsellor at Shanghai, Mr. Louis Beale,

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The Queen of Italy during a recent

though the strength and wealth wait to a children's hospital at Fara

Mr. Beale emphasises that al- of China should rest. her Sablan presented with a bouquet agriculture, yet in 1932 twenty

by one of the little patients. per cent. of her total imports were of wheat and rice, ten per cent [of sugar ind other foodstuffs.

Meanwhile many of China's natural industries are declining and less of her many fine products are available or suitable for ex- port.

of

At the same time, the roport

the sincerity praises

the Government In their plans for London, Dec. 28. pacification and the reconstruc- Traflic on British rallways tion of the country. during the Christmas showed П further large increase,

FOUR-YEAR PLAN.

Compared with the same week An example la given of the in 1932, the London, Midland and Four Year Industrial Plan for Scottish Railway receipts for pas-increasing production in staple senger traffic rose by £12,000 and goods, such as wheat, cotton, for goods by £44,000, while the textiles and iron and steel, London and North Eastern Rail- The outstanding weakness of way showed corresponding gains the financial position is the con- of £27,000 and £28,000, the South- tinued heavy default on railway ern Railway £20,000 and £3,000, obligations to foreign lenders

£13,000 and £18,000.

and the Great Western Railway and the rehabilitation of railway finances and operations is a pre-

The improvement in the accond requisite of progress. half of 1933 has been constant and la expected to continue. Home railway stocks showed A Arm tendency on the Stock Ex change to-day.British Wireless.

MANILA

bus was missing on the No.8 OPIUM SEIZURE Route at noon on December 13. Inspector Saunders said he WAR chocking up the buses junction of Jordan Road Nathan Road and from noon, until 12.10 p.m. there was no bus on tho No. 8 Route.

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Another summons was that bus was missing on the No. Route at about the same time.

23 BUSES OUT OF ORDER. Inspector Saunders.added he visited the garage on the same day and found 28 buses out of order. Under-those-circumstances, the Company could not be expected to maintain their schedule.

Ifis Worship-How is the post-

tion now?

Inspector Saunders.-It better now, your Worship,

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A fine of $15 was imposed in respect of each absent bus, the total fine on the two summonses being $90.

His Worship-I'll increase the fine if the Company does not do something about it.

CLAIM DENIED. JUDGE COMMENTS ON DEFENDANTS EVIDENCE

"This is a bad case and defendant has in fact committed perjury," said the Fulano Judge, Mr. R. E. Lindseil, yesterday, when he made an order for inmediate execution of a judg in faveur of Koh Yuk-chan, of 16, Nam Kwaf-fong Street, who claimed the sum of $500 on an acknowledg ment dated March 1, 1933, signed by Slow Man-choy, alias S. Kenny, de- fendant. Mr. P. II. Sinn appeared for the plaintif while Mr. H. G. Lowe represented the defendant.

Defendant in his evidence declared

TOKYO SURPRISE

NEW AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON

1933.

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

SELECTIONS BY THE S.5. CARTHAGE ORCHESTRA

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metros:

4.30-7.20 programme,

p.m. Chinese recorded

7.30-10.30 p.m. European pro- gramme.

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Que- tations, etc.

7.83-8 p.m. From the Studio,

The 16th. of a serice of leasons in "Cantonese" by the Rov. Mr. H. E Wells.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report

8.3-0 p.m. From the Studio,

Selections by the s.. Carthage Orchestra

9-10.30 p.m. Orchestral Concert. Orchestral-Lo Prince Igor-March

(Borodine).

Orchestral Symphony Antar-Third

Movement (timsky-Korsakow). Sir Thomas Boecham conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orch: Song Mignon-Polonaise (I'm Fair

Titania) (Thomas). Song Mireille-Valse (Gentle Bird

of the Morning).

Luella Melius. Orchestral Concerto In A Minor,

Op. 10 (Grieg). Arthur de Greet (Piano) and the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. 1st Movement-Allegro molto

*moderato. 2nd Movement Adagio. Brd Movement-Allegro moderato

molto a marcato. Song--A Song of Tender Mom'ries

(PagliacciLeoncavalio). Song A Word, Allow Me!

(PagilaeelLeoncavalloj.

Petor Dawson (Bass-Baritone). Orchestral Symphony No. 5 in C

Minor (Boolhoven, Op. 67).

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. Ist Movement-Allegro con brio. 2nd Movement-Andante ca moto, 3rd Movement-Allegro.

MR, HIROSHI SAITO APPOINTED

Tokyo, Dec. 27. Mr. Hiroshi Saito, Japan- ese Ambassador at The Hague, has been appointed Ambassador in Washington. by a Listener).

Some surprise has bean caused CAPITAL GOODS.

by the oficial announcement. By Mr. Beale considers that the this promotion to be Ambassador China from to the United States, one of the greatest market in now onward will consist of capital two blue ribbon assignments of goods, including machinery and the Japanese diplomatic service- equipment, the opportunities for the other being the London em- which ought to more than offset | basay—Mr. Saito has been passed IN the probable loss to British trade over the heads of nearly a score

in consumable goods.

of his seniors In the foreign ser- The keynote of British parti- | vieo of the Mikado. cipation in the development of

Just turned 47 this month, he la China must be inventments, and also the youngest man ever to held co-operation with Chinese Intcr the coveted Washington ambassa cals.

dorship, although both Baron Both countries now realise Shidehara and Mr. Matsudaira that a share of control by the word only a few months past 47 concerned and when appointed to Washington in the aid of British technicians Is 1918 and 1924, respectively. to the benefit of both.

BIG HAUL FROM EMPRESS OF CANADA

Manila, Dec. 27. Over 1,700 Laels of oplum were seized by customs officials shortly after the Empress of Cannda arrived in port.

The shipment, the largest Intercepted for some considerable time, almost got through in two suitcases, carrying what appeared

to be tho O.K, of the customs.

Suspicion was aroused by the initials, C.R., those of an official

British interests

The report adds that. the formation of a group of British manufacturing interests to ex- plore commercial possibilities in China is worthy of serious consideration--British Wireless.

not on duty and the bags were creditors' representatives at a re- opened and the contents revealed, jeent meeting in Berlin.

CREDITORS ANGRY.

REICHSBANK ATTITUDE CRITICISED IN LONDON

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE,

Probably because of five years' service as Japanese consul-general in New York, from 1923 to 1928, Mr. Salto speaks English with hardly any accent and with an American, rather than a British, vocabulary.

It was his fluency in English, The Committee states they ex- enabling him to meet American pected some respect would be paid and British newspapermen and to their observations and they can either banter or discuss serious not ace what useful purpose was International topica with them in served by bringing representatives their own language, that helped to Berlin merely to await a deci-to make him one of the most sion apparently predetermined by successful press Ilaison officials the Reichsbank.

British Securities. London, Dec. 28. Calculations of Stock Exchange The British long term and securities by the Bankers' Mnga. medium term Croditors' Commit-zine show that the value of 866 tee has sent a letter to Doctor representative securities has risen Schacht, President of the Reichs- in the past year from £6,079,766,-

to bank, protesting against the treat- 000

£6,532,032,000. British ment

accorded to the views of Wireless.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

MENTAL STAINS CANNOT BE RE MOVED BY TIME, nor WASHED AWAY BY ANY WATERS.--Ciccro,

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It is learned that Sub-Inspector F. T. James, of the Central Police Sto tion, has been promoted to full Inspec- tor, while Sergeant D. Thorpe has been made a Sub-Inspector.

the Japanese Foreign Office has ever had during his term as chief of the Information bureau in Tokyo during 1929 and 1930.

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NAVAL CONFERENCE.

Mr. Salto began his diplomatic Career in 1910, shortly after his graduation from the law college of the Tokyo Imperial University, training school for most of the empire's diplomats, but it was 20 years later that he gained world Prominence, as well as a big re- putation among his own people,

the role by

ho played In the London naval conference of 1930.. Thero his abilities as a linguist, This mastery of the subject matter. Ila Excellency the Governor and at Government House last night, the personality made him one of the One case of small-pox, five cases residents, naval and military oflears Japanese delegation, although he function being attended by leading most valuable negotiators in the of diphtheria with two deaths (one and their wives. Music was supplied was not one of the plenipotentia- Imported), two cases of typhoid cone by the Hongkong Hotel orchestra, ries. He was, however, the right imported), one death from meningitis, and supper was served during the hand of the chief delegate, Baron and 41 deaths from tuberculosis were evening.

Wakatsuki, and proved especially reported to the health authorities last. week. On Wednesday,ons case of

useful in the diffleuit hotel-room typhold was also

negotiations. so reported.

The Bishop of Hongkong will not hold the usual discussion class to-

January 5,

that he did not borrow a sum of morrow, nor on the following Friday.Lady Feel gave a most enjoyablo ball of the conference and a winning

$500 from the plaintiff on March 1 and that the signature on tho acknowledgment was not his. Witness denied having signed any receipt but after interrogation by a Honour finally admitted that the signature on the receipt was his.

His Honour gavo Judgment for the plaintiff, with costa, and made an order for Immediate execution.

CHEAP TELEPHONES.

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD'S NEW SERVICE ANNOUNCED

London, Dec. 28. Bir Kingsley Wood, Postmnater- General, in a broadcast speech last night, announced that a telephone service at cheaper rates is to be introduced next April for the bone.

ft of the small user.

Under the new system a group of four to eight subscribers Hving close togetller will be connected. Absolute privacy is automatically Secured for conversations as a re sult of a new apparatus designed by Post Office engineers and when one member of the group is uslug the lino no other can overhear or Interfere with his call,-British Wireless.

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SPELL AT THE HAGUE.

He obtained his first ministerial appointment early this year when appointed to the Hague.

There will be a dinner dance Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday night, December 30, a Carnival, on Now A young Chinese who concealed Years Eve, December 31, with the two-and-a-half pounds of tobacco in a

appearance of Miss Arlive Bancroft bundle of blankets, in an attempt to and Miss Tholma Tyndall, and ten evade duty, was fined $40 or thred dance on New Your's Day, January weeks in prison by Mr. Balfour in

1034. During the gala night 1. Central Magistracy this morning. New Year's Eve, December 91, at the Shortly after going to the capital Another Chinese was fined $50 or Peninsula Hotel, The Nine O'clock of the Netherlands he negotiated four weeks on a similar charge. He Revue" will be presented. New songs a now, treaty of arbitration, the concealed the tobacco in a rattan and new dances will be provided by frat auch instrument concluded by basket wrapped up i in n cotton quilt, the nine talented artists.

Japan with any other power Madam Lotilo Gordon has arranged The Canton Telephone Administra following her resignation from the

League of Nations.

for

a fine programme for Tuesday next tion announces the now rates at the Aizlle Musle Room, at 5.89 long distance, calls between › Canton This treaty, providing for sub- p.m. Madam Gorden will play a and Hongkong, For the ordinary mission of nearly all disputes to Rachmaninon-Chopin plano group in station-to-station call, the charge of arbitration, is considered by Tokyo addition to repeating (by roquest) her) "2.70 (Canton currency) Is Incross- Australian compositions, and mono-ed to. 88 and for the particular par- to be the model on which it hopes kegues for the Army and the Navy son or special service call, the cost to pattern several other auch com- (nino written by her). Bonge will be is increased from $3.00 to $4,20. If parts with the Wost, in an offort rendered by Mr. Wilcox and other subscriber wants an extension of to convince the Occident that singers, also a French rocitation by Lime, he will be charged $1 a minute Japan still wants to keep the Madame Doboreaux. The proceeds Instead of 50 cents for the ordin peace in spite of her bellicoso will be in aid of local charity funds, ary call and a1.40 for the special attitude of recent years and her and the free-musical education of service call. The new rates will be withdrawal from the League.

effective na from January 1,

young, artiste,

4th Movement—Allegro. (This Sulbo has been kindir loaned

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

Now,

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

Should reception prove satisfactory, the programme between G and 6 p.rn.. will be replaced by a relay from Daventry.

CAR DRIVER TO BE ARRESTED

FAILURE TO ANSWER SUMMONS

An incident at West Point, in which two public cara were in- volved in a slight collision, had n acquel before Mr. Hamilton, at the Contral Magistracy this morning, when Kwok Wel, the driver of No: 419, and Un Tin-cheung, the driver of No. 231, were summoned for negligent driving.

The first defendant was not present In Court, and after taking the evidence of the constable who served the summons, Mr. Hamilton Issued a warrant for hia, arrest. Defendant was also summoned for not parking at an appropriate stand.

Sergeant Hayward, giving evidence against the second do- fendant, said on December 2, there were about ten publie cars in Queen's Road West, near Hill Road. On his approach they all drove away. About five minutes. later, thinking he had gone, they began returning. Car No. 231 came from the direction of Hill Road and turned into Queen's Road West, and was backing when it was struck from behind by car. No. 419, which was backing in the opposite direction. They apparently trying to get to their original parking places. The rear bumper and mudguard of No. 231 wero damaged, while the mud- guard of No. 410 was slightly damaged,

were

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Defendant denied driving negligently, but said he atationary, and that the other car had struck his

Mr. Hamilton decided to convict. Defendant admitted oight pre- vious convictions, and the suspen- sion of his licence for three months.

Mr. Hamilton warned him that if he came up again, his conce would be suspended for a year. He now fined him $20.

OTHER CASES.

Wong Ping-shang, the driverc lorry No. 4148, summoned for. dangerous driving In Hennessey Rond, was fined $30.

Evidence was given by Sergeant Clarke, who sati defondant was doing. 25 miles an hour.

Loung Hing-choung, the driver of lorry No. 2015, was summoned for having carried an excess load of three tona.

Mr. Hamilton said that owing to defendant's good record ho would only impose 'n fine of $25, although ho was able to a fine of $38.

Kwok Tung, the driver of lorry No. 340, was finod $30 for having carrlod an oxconn load of three- tons.

CHEVROLET

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When car owners have a preference they stand up and proclaim it. When they find what they want they rise in a body and go get it.

There's no mistaking the genuineness of the general enthusiasm for the handsome big CHEVROLET SIX."

A leader in sales in four of the last six years still heading

the list this year, never before has such emphatic public acceptance been registered for any single model of any make

of car.

You will be proud to own such a popular car and it is not beyond the means of anyond who can afford to buy a car

to buy a CHEVROLET.

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